Lidocaine for Renal Colic

More On The Easy IJ

UAMS Resident Dr. Rodrick Johnson talks about the safety and efficacy of placement of a peripheral IV catheter in the Internal Jugular Vein under ultrasound guidance as a guest contributor on R.E.B.E.L. EM.

IM – Sanity

Chief Resident, Michael del Castillo-Hegyi aka “Dash”, and Chair Tony Seupaul discuss the merits and risks of good ol’ Vitamin H in the agitated patient and discuss the Cochrane Group’s take on the subject. They also delve into various agitation “cocktails”, their length of action, and complications.

Drs. Tony Seupaul and Josh Hughes (looking non-colicky to the left) recorded a podcast for the Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine reviewing a recent meta-analysis concerning the utility of tamsulosin for expulsion of kidney stones. Short Story: Good for stones >4mm that you are sending home. Click the link to listen to the podcast for…